Two Doors Down
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC One
- 2013 - 2023
- 47 episodes (7 series)
Comedy focused on Latimer Crescent residents Eric and Beth Baird, plus their neighbours and immediate family. Stars Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson, Elaine C. Smith and more.
- Series 3, Episode 6 repeated Wednesday at 10pm on BBC Scotland
Streaming rank this week: 1,603
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Pilot - Two Doors Down
Further details
One-off comedy set in a chaotic New Year's party thrown by Eric and Beth Baird as they count down to the bells in traditional Scottish style with their two sons Ian and Angus, Beth's unpredictable sister Caroline and their Latimer Crescent neighbours.
Joining the Bairds' Hogmanay celebrations are aspirational friends Colin and Cathy; Norwegian neighbours Henning and Nina; Ian's exuberant and outgoing partner Tony; and teenager Sophie, who's been left home alone while her parents are away.
As friends and family gather, Eric and Beth hope the highlight of the night will be the return of their son, Angus who's currently serving in Iraq.
A lively evening is assured as drink flows, tempers fray, and Beth's legendary steak pie comes out of the oven.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 31st December 2013
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Arabella Weir | Beth |
| Alex Norton | Eric |
| Doon Mackichan | Cathy |
| Jonathan Watson | Colin |
| Sharon Rooney | Sophie |
| Kevin Guthrie | Ian |
| Daniela Nardini | Caroline |
| Greg McHugh | Tony |
| Jefferson Hall | Henning |
| Zoe Harrison | Nina |
| James Young | Angus |
| Jasmin Riggins | Ashley |
| James Allenby-Kirk | Gordy |
| Connor Curren | Maitland |
| Simon Carlyle | Writer |
| Gregor Sharp | Writer |
| Catherine Morshead | Director |
| Justin Davies | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Saurabh Kakkar | Executive Producer |
| Kim Gaster | Editor |
| Andy Harris | Production Designer |
| Ian Masterson | Composer |
Videos
Two Doors Down - Trailer
A comedy set at a chaotic, traditionally Scottish New Year's party.
Featuring: Alex Norton (Eric), Arabella Weir (Beth), Kevin Guthrie (Ian), Daniela Nardini (Caroline), Jonathan Watson (Colin), Doon Mackichan (Cathy), Greg McHugh (Tony), Sharon Rooney (Sophie), Jefferson Hall (Henning), Zoe Harrison (Nina), Jasmin Riggins (Ashley), James Allenby-Kirk (Gordy) & Connor Curren (Maitland).
No crisps and dip??
Panic starts to set in as turns out Eric has forgotten some essentials.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Alex Norton (Eric), Arabella Weir (Beth), Kevin Guthrie (Ian), Daniela Nardini (Caroline) & Greg McHugh (Tony).
Press
Everyone weary of Hogmanay's forced merriment will relish this comedy. We're told that New Year celebrations are all about spending time with family and friends, raising a glass together and opening a shortbread tin in tipsy harmony. Rubbish! Has anyone ever actually spent a New Year like that? Mine are always soured by the memory of the year before when I made a list of saintly resolutions, long since trashed. I'm so bad at keeping them that I needn't make new ones; I'll just endlessly recycle last year's list and hate myself more each time.
So those for whom Hogmanay is about guilt, despair and plain old grumpiness will find a collection of kindred spirits here.
Almost every Scottish comedy actor you can name makes an appearance: Alex Norton, Daniela Nardini, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson, Sharon Rooney, a young James Allenby-Kirk and more.
The action takes place in a tidy suburban house as Eric and Beth prepare to host a Hogmanay party but things go wrong from the beginning, starting with the small matter of there being no crisps, and when the riotous family and friends descend things get worse still, ending in leaps from the bathroom window and Viking axe attacks.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 28th December 2015